3000 English common words - Oxford by CEFR
Brown Braʊn Dark Adjective Eyes/Hair Bread/Sugar/Rice Shoe Polish
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brown |
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/braʊn/ /braʊn/ |
Example |
- brown eyes/hair
- brown bread/sugar/rice
- dark brown shoe polish
- a package wrapped in brown paper
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brown(adjective)/braʊn/ /braʊn/- having the colour of earth or coffee
- brown eyes/hair
- brown bread/sugar/rice
- dark brown shoe polish
- a package wrapped in brown paper
- Soon the yellow leaves will turn brown.
- Henry has short light brown hair and green eyes.
- a little boy with golden brown skin
- We stopped on a bridge to watch the wild brown trout.
Extra Examples- The once-green fields were now uniformly brown.
- a lovely warm brown colour
- her dark brown eyes
- monkeys with bright brown fur
- bright brown eyes
- having skin that is naturally brown or has been made brown by the sun
- I don't go brown very easily.
- After the summer in Spain, the children were brown as berries.
- He looked very brown after the cruise.
- thinking deeply so that you do not notice what is happening around you
Word Origin- Old English brūn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bruin and German braun.
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